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| crystalline, water-soluble, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals |
| component of nearly all proteins, obtained by the reduction of cystine |
glutamic acid glu·tam·ic acid (gl&oomacr;-tām'ĭk)
n.
Abbr. Glu
A nonessential amino acid occurring widely in plant and animal tissue and having a salt, monosodium glutamate, that is used as a flavor-intensifying seasoning.
glutamic acid (gl -tām'ĭk) Pronunciation Key
A nonessential amino acid. Chemical formula: C5H9NO4. See more at amino acid. |